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Old Jul 8, 2016 | 10:09 AM
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I have a 1988 F150, i just replaced all the ball joints of had to remove brake calipers. I cannot get the brakes to pump up now that i have everything back together. Please help!!!!!!!
 
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Old Jul 8, 2016 | 10:23 AM
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Did you unhook the brake hose from the calipers?
If yes, you need to bleed the brakes.

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Old Jul 8, 2016 | 05:20 PM
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i have tried bleeding the brakes however cannot get anything out of the bleed value. cannot get the brake pedal to pump up. i have bled brakes before but have never experience this before
 
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Old Jul 9, 2016 | 12:54 AM
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are you saying that no fluid comes through the bleeder screw(s) when you try to bleed ?
 
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Old Jul 9, 2016 | 05:00 AM
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i have tried bleeding the brakes however cannot get anything out of the bleed value. cannot get the brake pedal to pump up. i have bled brakes before but have never experience this before
Sounds like the bleeder is clogged.
 
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Old Jul 9, 2016 | 06:13 AM
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sounds like you need to start from scratch bench bleed the master cylinder then the rear wheel cylinders then the front calipers
 
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Originally Posted by bert cook
sounds like you need to start from scratch bench bleed the master cylinder then the rear wheel cylinders then the front calipers
While that couldn't hurt, it believe it is unnecessary unless the master cylinder went dry while the calipers were disconnected.
 
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Originally Posted by My4Fordtrucks
Sounds like the bleeder is clogged.
Common issue. remove the bleeder screw, dig all the dirt out of the passage. Don't forget the cross drilled passage at the bottom.

Still, I'm thinking master cylinder. Failure would be unrelated to the ball joint work, just bad timing.
 
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my bet is the master cylinder drained out while the calipers were disconnected.
 
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